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Colourful Wooden Vintage Kiddicraft “Funfair” Children’s Jigsaw Tray Puzzle

Jon Nix — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:43:56 +0000

A very colourful and equally charming Kiddicraft wooden tray style jigsawy puzzle depicting a fairground scene. Plyboard backed with chunky wooden pieces. In good condition with just a few signs of age and wear.

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Small Group of Vintage East German Erzegebirge Wooden Village Miniatures

Jon Nix — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 14:54:32 +0000

A small group of vintage East German "Erzegebirge" wooden village miniatures, comprised of 10 houses (7 red roofs and 3 blue roofs) and one civic building with a clock. Only one bears a stamp underneath which reads "Made In GDR" but they are all of a kind. In good vintage condition with some signs of age and use, but nothing which is detrimental.

Overall, a charming little display set which adds a quirky touch of colour to a shelf and is a good example of Erzegebirge craft.

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Collection of Vintage East German Erzegebirge Wooden Village Miniatures

Jon Nix — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:02:09 +0000

A wonderful little collection of vintage East German "Erzegebirge" wooden village miniatures. The set includes walls (five), houses (five red, four blue), a church and what appears to be a town hall - with these two latter buildings bearing a stamp underneath which reads "Made In GDR". In good vintage condition with some signs of age and use, but nothing which is detrimental - rather the opposite. One of the wall pieces does however have some red ink on it (please see photograph), but we have left that "as is".

Overall, a charming little display set which adds a quirky touch of colour to a shelf and is a good example of Erzegebirge craft.

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Set of three Washington Pottery “Flower Power” design plates

Jon Nix — Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:39:58 +0000

Usually when we mention a "flower power" design it's a generic term for the kind of bold floral designs typical of the 1960s and 1970s, but in this case it's a literal label. These are "Flower Power" design plates by Washington Pottery, the same people who brought funky fish and colourful cows to our tables, in their "Aquarius" and "Beefeater" ranges respectively.

Each plate features a single flower in bright and bold colours and a suitably funky design and we have three of them here. They measure approximately 23cm / 9 in in diameter and all three have stamps to their underside. They are almost dinner plate size, though these are more likely to be decorative pieces, we would think. There are some small surface losses to the designs and some marks - a kind of discolouration - throughout the three plates as well as kiln marks, and one plate has a small nick to it. However, these are hard to come by and make a great ensemble, so these imperfections have to be seen in that context.

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Vintage Sylvac Form 4625 White Vase With Flower Power Style Design

Jon Nix — Sun, 31 Jul 2022 20:38:16 +0000

A charming Sylvac vase in the 4625 form with a very vintage-looking abstract and colourful "flower power" style design, replicated on two sides of the shape. In very good condition and measuring about 15 cm (6 in.) in height. It is impress marked to the base, though it is a little indistinct.

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1980s Merit Magic Cube Desk Stationery Set

Jon Nix — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 21:16:41 +0000

It doesn't get much more "80s" than this...! A must-have for any self-respecting desktop in the decade that brought us the New Romantics, shoulder pads, lycra and leg warmers, t-shirt slogans, and the Memphis Style, this is the Merit Magic Cube. A cube of black plastic which contains a variety of colourful stationery items/tools cleverly integrated into the shape. Whether they were actually usable or practical is a debateable point, but the angular and colourful design now looks incredibly retro and is very appealing. The cube is complete in terms of the tools (tape dispenser, pen, clock, knife, scissors, tape measure, magnetic paper clip holder) but the pen and clock might need attention (new ink and battery respectively), and it comes with the original box. The eagle-eyed will note that a corner piece can be removed to set the cube at a jaunty angle, too!

Must-have? Probably not, but this is a super little item which represents an era almost perfectly... and there can't be very many of them still around in this condition.

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Waddingtons Teaching Jigsaw Puzzle – Telephone (1978)

Jon Nix — Thu, 27 May 2021 18:57:32 +0000

A very colourful children's jigsaw made by Waddingtons and dated 1978. It is complete and is part of the "Teaching Puzzle" series, this one depicting telephone-related scenes. In very good condition (albeit with some wear and tear to the box), the puzzle measures 48cm x 29cm when complete (19 in. x 11 in.).

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1950s Handpainted Colourful Stripes Flattened Oval Vase

Jon Nix — Tue, 08 Sep 2020 14:27:57 +0000

If an object can be granted human characteristics, then this vase is cheerful and a little bit eccentric. Believed to date from the 1950s, this hand-painted vase not only has colourful stripes to bring some cheer but also a dotted pattern within the stripes and black dashed line work around them and also around the rim to accentuate the positive (sorry). It's a semi-shouldered vase, with a gently curving shape and a flattened oval form which descends to a circular base. It's possibly Italian - there is a very indistinct stamp to the base which is not legible - and that would certainly be appropriate. Everyone who has seen this vase has loved it for its quirkiness.

In good condition with no chips or cracks to the exerior, but some age discolouration to the interior, the vase stands approximately 15 cm (6 in.) high on a base with a diameter of 5cm (2 in). The oval rim of the vase measures approximately 9cm (3½ in.) by 5cm (2 in.), with the curved "shoulders" extending outwards by about 2cm (¾ in.) and 1cm (3/8 in.) at the vase's narrowest and widest respectively.

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IKEA Memphis Style Colourful Desk Lamp Type B9409 Made in Italy

Jon Nix — Sun, 02 Aug 2020 21:15:29 +0000

With more than just a nod to "Memphis" styling this Italian-made IKEA bedside lamp features bold primary multi-colour shapes in its metal and plastic construction. It's a fun little lamp and was probably originally intended for a child's or teenager's bedroom, but it's a great - and relatively serious - piece of design in its own right, especially in retrospect.

This one includes its original blue soft bulb, includes an inline switch, and is in excellent condition considering it dates back to the 1980s.

The lamp measures approximately 33 cm high, the plastic shade has a lower rim diameter of 15 cm and the base has a diameter of 13 cm. In excellent condition throughout.

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1980s Merit Magic Cube Desk Stationery Set

Jon Nix — Wed, 11 Mar 2020 13:04:31 +0000

It doesn't get much more "80s" than this...! A must-have for any self-respecting desktop in the decade that brought us the New Romantics, shoulder pads, lycra and leg warmers, t-shirt slogans, and the Memphis Style, this is the Merit Magic Cube. A cube of black plastic which contains a variety of colourful stationery items/tools cleverly integrated into the shape. Whether they were actually usable or practical is a debateable point, but the angular and colourful design now looks incredibly retro and is very appealing. The cube is complete in terms of the tools (tape dispenser, pen, clock, knife, scissors, tape measure, magnetic paper clip holder) but the pen and clock might need attention (new ink and battery respectively), and it comes with the original box and instructions. The eagle-eyed will note that a corner piece can be removed to set the cube at a jaunty angle, too!

Must-have? Probably not, but this is a super little item which represents an era almost perfectly... and there can't be very many of them still around in this condition.

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